Posts tagged with "Travel Scams"

0778How does one come up with the idea of getting scammed voluntarily, filming the whole thing on top of it? We spoke to Kees van der Spek about his TV show "Oplichters in Het Buitenland" and the most dangerous situations he has been in.

If there is one thing you will come across no matter where you travel then it's the chance to get scammed. Any city in the world has a small, but active caste of crooks that seeks to part you from your hard-earned cash thorugh deceit, lies and even violence. We are exposing 3 travel scams that have been around forever.

Women approaching men never leads to a happy end: it is either soliciting, begging, prostitution or: the slick attepmot of luring you into a well thought-out bar scam. Watch a Dutch camera team exposing the standard protocol of a Budapest bar scam through a well-hidden camera.

144539In the US a barkeeper will count the cash register in front of you if one dollar seems missing. In Eastern Europe barkeepers will try any trick under the sun to part you from your hard earned cash. Learn how to avoid the most subtle bar scam that is raging in any city East of Warsaw.

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Danny MacAskill

Scottish pro-cyclist on broken bones and his overwhelming YouTube-fame